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Aqua Worx Orion 18-inch LED lighting fixture with adjustable arms and sleek design for aquarium illumination.
Aquaworx Orion 18-inch LED light for aquarium or lighting setup, featuring sleek design and bright illumination.
Aquaworx Orion 18-inch LED light fixture for aquarium or lighting setups, with sleek black housing and bright LED bulbs.
Aqua Worx Orion 18-inch LED lighting fixture showing sleek black design and bright LED bulbs for aquarium illumination.
Aqua Worx Orion 18-inch LED light for aquariums, featuring a sleek design and bright illumination.
Aqua Worx Orion 18-inch LED lighting fixture with adjustable arms and sleek design for aquarium illumination.
Aquaworx Orion 18-inch LED light for aquarium or lighting setup, featuring sleek design and bright illumination.
Aquaworx Orion 18-inch LED light fixture for aquarium or lighting setups, with sleek black housing and bright LED bulbs.
Aqua Worx Orion 18-inch LED lighting fixture showing sleek black design and bright LED bulbs for aquarium illumination.
Aqua Worx Orion 18-inch LED light for aquariums, featuring a sleek design and bright illumination.

Aqua Worx Orion 18" LED Light

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$ 82.99 - $ 82.99
$ 82.99
$ 82.99 - $ 82.99
$ 82.99
Size: 18" LED

Aqua Worx Orion LED lights provide a high-performance and incredibly sleek solution for illuminating modern planted aquariums. Featuring clear, adjustable acrylic legs, these low-profile aquarium LEDs mount securely above your tank and blend seamlessly into your room's decor. The crisp, powerful white spectrum is specifically tuned to make the green hues in your aquascape pop with high-definition clarity. By optimizing light distribution across its compact frame, the Orion 18" ensures that the vivid coloration of your freshwater fish and aquatic plants can be fully viewed and appreciated.

This aquatic plant LED light has high PAR values and is well-suited for high-tech tanks with CO2 and fast-growing plants that require high light levels. When used on low-tech tanks, we recommend using a dimmer to prevent algae growth.  

Choosing the right intensity is key to a healthy tank. Check out our guide on Lighting Requirements for a Planted Aquarium to see how to pair this light with your plant choice!

Key Features & Benefits

  • High PAR high-tech output delivers the intense light energy required to support demanding ground covers and fast-growing, light-hungry aquatic plant species.
  • Sleek adjustable acrylic legs provide up to 8 inches of horizontal flexibility, allowing a single compact fixture to span a variety of tank lengths.
  • Crisp color enhancement is meticulously balanced to eliminate dull tones, making your green plants look more vibrant and bringing out the natural coloration of your fish.
  • Versatile rimless compatibility is engineered to slide easily onto rimmed, glass, or acrylic tank panels up to 14mm thick for a completely stable installation.
  • Low-profile minimalist architecture ensures that the hardware disappears from view, leaving the visual focus entirely on your hardscape and livestock.

Technical Specifications

Please double-check your aquarium's total width and glass thickness to ensure a proper fit with the integrated sliding legs.

  • Adjustable Range: Fits tanks from 14-22"
  • Power Output: 28 Watts
  • Max Glass Thickness: 14mm
  • Recommended Tank Size: 45U | 45S

Overall rating: 3.935484 / 5 from 31 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Aqua Worx Orion 18" LED Light offers a sleek design and powerful illumination for planted aquarium tanks, enhancing the vivid coloration of fish and plants. Suitable for tanks 14-22" wide, it provides optimal light output and is ideal for high-tech tanks with fast-growing plants.

Summary topics

  • Aesthetic Appeal: 32%
  • Light Performance: 73%

Review topics: [color, light, quality, price, looks, value, order, brightness, solution, build, tank].

Review highlights

  • "A slim and cool to the touch light." — Peter P.
  • "The color of the light is like natural daylight, no strange hues." — RONDA G.
  • "Great light, great price" — Bevan C.

Reviews

Good light

"I like the clear acrylic look on the legs. Light is nice and bright, but wish it had a blue light option and a dimming option."

— Christina T. (3/5)

Good light but lacking features of cheaper lights.

"I bought this light to replace a cheap $25 aquarium light I purchased off of Amazon. As I'm getting further into the aquascaping hobby I felt a light upgrade was due even though I wasn't unhappy with my cheap light. I think the light has a nice design aesthetic and seems to be well built. The light produces a strong and bright beam. That being said, I realized very quickly that the cheap Amazon light's 24 hour timer with integrated sunrise/sunset feature and dimmer functions were things I couldn't live without in the morning and evenings. I also needed to purchase an external power timer for my outlet to control the light on a schedule. For a light that costs as much as this one I'm surprised that it doesn't have any of those features. I've already replaced the light with a Chihiros due to the bluetooth connectivity and app control that allows for total customization of the timer and beam. I'm going to put this light into storage and save it for a future tank that will be setup in a living space that I don't use during morning and evenings where a 24 hour sunrise/sunset feature isn't necessary.."

— Sean P. (3/5)

Extremely powerful light at a great price.

"Extremely powerful light at a great price. I’d give it five stars, but it is hard to get an inline dimmer for (different size to Twinstar’s; out of stock at BP for quite a while now), and doesn’t come with any features, or even any instructions/documentation."

— Kjell C. (4/5)

Great light for my new

"Great light for my new Vivarium!"

— Jeffrey Y. (5/5)

Very bright

"great light good quality build stays tight to the tank"

— Matthew D. (5/5)

The look is very sleek

"The look is very sleek and cool. The metal rods are a little weird to work with, but not overly difficult. The light is very powerful and is great for my tank. Be careful of the power of the lights however because it can become hot to the touch."

— Jonathan K. (4/5)

Hot to the touch

"It’s hot to the touch after being run, but provides great lighting. Design defect would be two of the four bolts and nut caps dont screw on since the acrylic light stand is to thick for the nut to grab the screw threads. I’ve applied super glue so my light doesn’t fall into the tank when I’m maintenancing."

— Katy T. (4/5)

Great Light

"Love this light! Functional, stylish. What else is there"

— Clinton C. (5/5)

I love this light

"As promised the light is very bright and brings out the colors in everything. Love the look of the legs acrylic and clean. It fit my rimmed 40b without any modification. Thanks buce y’all did it again!"

— Clinton C. (5/5)

Excellent

"Visually very pleasing Simple , compact , very bright I’ve only had it 2 days but expect trouble free performance"

— Raul V. (5/5)

Q&A

Hello. Can this be attached to a canopy lid?
Hi Angel, Thank you for reaching out to us. Please contact our support team at support@buceplant.com as they will be better equipped to assist you with this question. Best regards, Buceplant Team
My tank is 15" x 15", will the 18" light fit without overhang
Hi Dante, Thank you for reaching out to us. They Aqua Worxs Orion 18" will overhang on a 15" x 15" tank. Another option for a light that will fit the tank are the ONF Nano lights. Please feel free to contact our customer support team at support@buceplanthelp.zendesk.com for any questions or concerns. We are always happy to help! Best Regards, Buceplant Team
The light is working the 10 gal tank .the tank is long 20”
Hello, Can you clarify your question? You can also email us at support@buceplanthelp.zendesk.com Our team is always happy and ready to help!